Antares launch rescheduled for Friday

The Antares rocket set to launch from Virginia's spaceport to the ISS Nov. 16 is on the left, with the Cygnus cargo craft in the middle. On the right is the booster expected to launch in spring 2019. - Original Credit: NASA Wallops - Original Credit: NASA Wallops (PATRICK BLACK / HANDOUT)

The Antares rocket launch set to carry supplies from Virginia to the International Space Station has been rescheduled to 4:23 a.m. Friday.

Research aboard this launch includes studies of how the universe formed from stardust, the pathology of Parkinson’s disease, the use of cement to build on other worlds and recycling plastics used in 3D printers for long-duration space missions.

This will be the 10th commercial resupply mission under a $1.9 billion contract NASA had awarded to Dulles-based Orbital ATK. Earlier this year, Orbital was acquired by Northrop Grumman.

NASA TV will live-stream the launch at nasa.gov/nasatv.

Visitors can also watch the launch in person from the NASA Wallops Visitor Center grounds and bleachers, located along Route 175 with a clear view of the launch pad. Visitors are urged to arrive three hours early for Antares launches.